18 THE QUEENS COURIER • DECEMBER 22, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM Treasury Secretary & Hamilton author visit Forest Hills alma mater BY ANGELA MATUA amatua@qns.com/@ AngelaMatua Two prominent graduates of Forest Hills High School alumni who have gone on to extremely successful careers paid a visit to their alma mater on Monday. U.S. Department Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew and writer and historian Ron Chernow, who wrote “Alexander Hamilton,” the biography that would inspire the hit Broadway show, both attended the event at the school, located at 67-01 110th St. Lew and Chernow discussed their experience going to Forest Hills High School, the history of the Treasury Department and Alexander Hamilton’s legacy and answered questions from the audience. Maria Bartiromo, an anchor on Fox Business News Channel, moderated the discussion. Lew, who graduated from Forest Hills High School in 1972, was a writer and editor of the school newspaper. He said being in a leadership position at a young age allowed him to realize the power one person can have. “If you care deeply about something and if you put your eff ort into it and you keep pursuing an idea that’s important to you, you actually can make a diff erence in the world, ” Lew said. “In addition to my academic experience, my time here gave me the sense that you can make a diff erence in the larger world.” Lew went on to become the director of the offi ce of management and business (OMB) under President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama. He also served as Obama’s chief of staff before taking the secretary of treasury position in 2013. Chernow, who graduated from Forest Hills High School in 1966, said he had teachers throughout his years in public school who encouraged his love of literature. “Every single person that I’ve known in my life that has done very well at least has one person who believed in them implicitly,” he said. “I always had teachers who recognized my love of literature and always encouraged me to read at a much higher grade level than the assigned books at the time.” Chernow discussed his meeting with Lin Manuel Miranda during a showing of “In the Heights,” Miranda’s musical about people living in Washington Heights. Miranda told Chernow that while he read the biography, he heard rap lyrics in his head. He asked Chernow to become the historical adviser for the musical. A student asked the alumni how they demonstrate civic virtue, Lew and Chernow both encouraged students to engage with people who may have differing political opinions in the wake of this election. “In some ways the modern world pulls us apart and puts each of us into a very small place where we talk to people who agree with us, we hear news from people that agree with us, we don’t talk with cross groups as much as we used to.” He added that fi nding ways to work within local communities to “share views” with people you may not agree with is a necessary but “pretty signifi cant challenge in American life today.” Photo by Angela Matua/THE COURIER Author Ron Chernow (left) and Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew (right) visit Forest Hills High School. Country Music’s Adley Stump wows audience at Parker Institute gala On Dec. 6 , Adley Stump, a 2016 Grammy Amplifi er winner, performed for Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation’s guests gathered at the Starlight Roof of the Waldorf-Astoria. Celebrating Parker’s annual gala and its many achievements, Board Chairman Peter Seideman thanked the audience. Parker’s President and CEO, Michael N. Rosenblut, assured those assembled, “Th ere may be some changes in the health care arena approaching. We are nimble and will, as always, embrace change. Assuring positive outcomes for our patients will remain our fi rst priority. Parker stands at the ready.” L-R: Faith Sterling, Barbara Seideman, Adley Stump, Peter Seideman (chairman, board of trustees), Bob Sterling (member, board of trustees) and Michael N. Rosenblut (president and CEO).
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